PEOPLE

One definition of Ubuntu is, “I am who I am because of who we all are.” People and communities create the beautiful world we live in, and we document their stories with professional portrait photography.

Mixed media photo collaboration between Ryan Stopera and Jared Gray Tuttle featured at Public Functionary. The exhibition followed up from the first Art & Resistance event featuring a day of workshops and a panel with community leaders working at the intersection of arts and activism.

Ryan Stopera shot professional headshots at Cafe Southside to raise money for Rare Productions, a LGBTQ POC safe space and media center located above the cafe. Ryan shot and edited photos for free and community members made donations to the cafe.

Shooting maternity photos has been a privilege as it is a very personal and vulnerable experience for the mothers in the photo. This project was a reminder of how beautiful the female body is in any shape or form.